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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Marail Guan Penelope marail	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black Curassow Crax alector	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Guianan Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black Nunbird Monasa atra	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Guianan Toucanet Selenidera piperivora	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Green Araçari Pteroglossus viridis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Arrowhead Piculet Picumnus minutissimus	LC	resident (-)	present	A2, A3
Blood-colored Woodpecker Veniliornis sanguineus	LC	resident (-)	present	A2, A3
Caica Parrot Pyrilia caica	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Antwren Isleria guttata	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Spot-tailed Antwren Herpsilochmus sticturus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Todd's Antwren Herpsilochmus stictocephalus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Painted Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum pictum	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parvus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Finsch's Euphonia Euphonia finschi	LC	resident (-)	present	A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	85	Bogs; Freshwater lakes and pools; Freshwater marshes/swamps; Streams
Forest	15	Flooded tropical evergreen forest; Mangrove; River-edge (river island) forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest; Palm forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Perennial crops, orchards, groves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

Owned by the state, indigenous people from Apura and Washabo have traditional rights for hunting and fishing.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-West Suriname (Suriname). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-west-suriname-iba-suriname on 23/12/2024.